Contrariness: Some of us are always in a hurry, even hunted by anxiety, others are sitting in comfortable armchairs on cruise ships enjoying luxury ...
photo above (1) by frizztext, 8 photos below by third party photographers, click on
the images to enter their flickr photo streams (pics all from my group BLOG IT!):
2 - “Final Ride” (Shanghai) by johey24 3 - “balancing umbrellas” (Calcutta) by rita banerji 4 - “Falmouth town” (Jamaica) by Ametxa 5 - ”Cycling to work” by Siddhartha 6 - “Bicicleta” by llanosom 7 - Marocco, Sahara: “Rissani” by Ametxa / Gerardo Amechazurra 8 - “New purchase” by johey24 9 - “Diallo compound, Ibel, Southeast Sénégal” by gbaku / John Atherton 10 - "Pig on bike - Kaesong North Korea" by Eric Lafforgue
related:
https://flickrcomments.wordpress.com/2011/08/02/bicycles-around-the-world/
Flickr Comments 
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Buongiorno!!!
ivy
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Love your photo and point.
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You are right. We need to take the time to smell the roses.
BE ENCOURAGED! BE BLESSED!
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hahhahaha great pics!
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Interesting comparison Frizz. Margie
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Bicycle reflects on the society. Interesting.
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frizztest, It may not exactly fit the topic of neccessity of riding a bike, over the leisure of doing it, still the benefit of active life permeates:
http://euzicasa.wordpress.com/2012/02/12/14185/,
And it is fun, more fun than being held hostage to an parking lot of a road, on a Friday Afternoon, and moving with 5 miles per hour freeway!
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I enjoyed the view of the bicycle as an important mode of transport.
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Let us celebrate contrariness–such a common trait among humans all over the world! Sitting and waiting vs. hurry-scurrying!
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Interesting contrast. Riding a bicycle as transportation, if possible, is healthy and conserves fuel.
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interesting and photo’s show a great point, love it… 🙂
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The haves and the have nots. The story of mankind.
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Wonderful selections… 😉
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Such a huge gap between the haves and have not – great shot of two different worlds.
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